Luke Young just mad on QPR star Adel Taraabt

Luke Young has warned his QPR bosses they would be mad to sell Adel Taarabt

At this level you need somebody who can do something different

Luke Young has warned his QPR bosses they would be mad to sell Adel Taarabt

Paris St Germain are among a clutch of clubs who have been looking at the £15m-rated star of last year’s promotion campaign since he fell out of favour with manager Neil Warnock.

Taarabt played his first full game in two months on Tuesday and enjoyed a starring role in the second-half fightback that brought Rangers a point at Swansea.

Defender Young insists the club would benefit far more from keeping the 22-year-old than cashing in on him during the January transfer window.

Young said: “There is a lot of talk of clubs coming in and that we are happy to let him go. I am not sure what the situation is, but if he can perform like he did at Swansea, we would be mad to let him go.

“He needs to be loved and I made a point of going up to Adel at the end of the game to tell him he’d been brilliant.

“At this level you need somebody who can do something different.

“He’s had a few difficulties with some of the boys getting on his back, telling him he needs to be a bit fitter.

“But he is as lean as I have seen him and I’m pleased he’s put the effort in.”

Rangers will lose Taarabt in January anyway when he plays in the African Nations Cup, but Young added: “If he comes back and gets his head down, he can be great for us.”